Marvel Heroes (2015) Loses its CEO.. -News

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Marvel Heroes has lost its CEO and is now in-search for a replacement. David Brevik has been the CEO of Gazillion for over 6 and a half years! And has now left to search for some "new opportunities" in his own words. Marvel Heroes is an MMO that has grown quite popular over the years and is being played by over 1 million+ players each month.

David Brevik was the President of the worldly famous Diablo for over 11 years before moving to Gazillion and in the years he has worked with Gazillion he says that it was the "best experience of his life". Is this the end of Marvel Heroes? Or will they find a replacement and continue making an extremely fun multiplayer experience?

 "David has played an integral role in the growth and success of Gazillion, most notably leading the development of the acclaimed Marvel Heroes 2015--and we greatly appreciate his many contributions to the game and the community." -Gazillion 

"Creating Marvel Heroes has been a work of passion for over six years, It was my first opportunity to work on a live-service product and interact with our amazing community and it has been one of the best experiences of my life. I'm very proud of all the work our talented team has done together. Though the time has come for me to move on, I'm excited about the future of Marvel Heroes and look forward to what’s next from studio director Jeff Lind and the team." -David Brevik

Marc Laidlaw Has Confirmed that he has left Valve -News

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The Man that made Half-life and Half-life 2 has finally confirmed that he has retired from Valve and has no plans on making Half-Life 3 and has no idea what Valve is going to do about the whole situation.

Half-life is the beloved series by all gamers world-wide, and the third installment of the game was awaited by many for years, but now that the retirement is confirmed the disappointment of the gaming community is evident on Reddit and Twitter.

"I am no longer a full or part time Valve employee, no longer involved in day to day decisions or operations, no longer a spokesman for the company, no longer privy to most types of confidential information, no longer working on any Valve games in any capacity." -Marc Laidlaw---"I'm old, or anyway oldish. My nickname when I first started at Valve in 1997 was "Old Man Laidlaw." The baby level designer who gave me that nickname is older now than I was then. Imagine how much older I am! [...] I had a good run but lately I have been feeling the need for a break from the collaborative chaos of game production, and a return to more self-directed writing projects."

Thoughts on Oculus Rift Price -Gist

My Opinion:

The Oculus Rift is a fantastic gadget that is innovating and showing us a glimpse into the future of gaming for the generations to come: with many big brands producing their own variant of the VR headset; with one of the most popular being the Sony VR. 

What Can you expect from the Oculus Rift? Its an experience that comes with a price. The Oculus has blown a lot of gamers minds at E3 events and has been a major part of the Youtube Gaming industry lately, with its specific games that are made by indie developers and are free for use. The Oculus will let gamers that have the $$$ to experience gaming from a new standard/angle, the feeling that you are sucked into a game and play with a controller, is something that gamers have been wanting for a while now and that dream is now a reality, A Virtual Reality! (Game Theorist Joke)

Lets talk about the Pricing, The price is quite high for a gadget, at $599, it is not something that is affordable by all, the CEO of Project Oculus has came out and talked about soon reducing the price for those that cannot afford it, since it is now more expensive than the current generation consoles PS4 and Xbox One. From my View i think it should be reduced to like $299 I know that is a huge decrease from the original price, but if the company expect people to buy their product they have to reduce it to an affordable price for all.

(Or Just wait for the Sony VR! hhaahah)

Just Cause 3 is about to get more EXPLOSIVE! -News

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The new DLC will be called Sky Fortress and forms the 'Air' part of the package. Avalanche says this fresh content is "nearing completion, and will bring new missions, features and other exciting surprises to the skies of Medici. We’re play testing this content right now so watch this space for more news on this very soon." 

It Seems like Square Enix is going to be releasing the DLC soon, and knowing Square Enix the DLC is going to be worth the Mulla.

New Assassin's Creed Chronicles India Overview -Gameplay

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The Chronicles series is a new take on the world known series, where you play in 2.5D, which gives us the ability to experience new worlds, people and weapons on a different scale of gaming. India is an exotic country with unique culture and weaponry, so it will be astonishing to see what Ubiosft has in-store for us.

New HomeFront Release date Leaked by Target.. -News

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A Gamer went to Target and found a pre-order for the game for 1$, which means that the developers at Homefront have leaked/released the date that this highly anticipated game will release. 

"In March of last year, Homefront: The Revolution was delayed into 2016. Deep Silver previously bought the rights to the Homefront franchise in 2014, after previous developer Crytek was reportedly going through financial troubles." -IGN

Virtual Reality is coming sooner then you think... -News

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The Oculus Rift Pre-orders are live now, for the release set in March and it will cost up to 500 pounds, which will make a nice whole in your walet! It comes in a bundle with with the oculus remote and an Xbox One controller and a sensor. Everything needed to get you started on PC with a great variety of games to play. So get ready for the next step in gaming, Virtual Reality..

Those who pre-order the Rift VR headset won’t be charged until the unit ships. Plus, those who pre-order will also reserve a spot for Touch pre-orders.

Square Enix Shuts down Its Cloud Project -News

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The Shinra Technologies Project was first revealed in early 2014 but two years later the project did not receive enough funds from third-party companies to continue the vision. The idea of the cloud, was that many developers can use the cloud to develop new games using the Square Enix engine. The Community thought that SE would take advantage of this and take control of the games that are being developed (but i guess now we will never know).

"STI, as a cloud platform operator, has been trying to raise funds necessary for further business operations from third party investors. However, STI has found no prospective investors at this point, and therefore has to discontinue its business."-Yoichi Wada (Former SE President) 

Xboxs Dragon exclusive is being pushed to next Year -News

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Platinum games the developers of Scalebound have revealed that their game is one of the biggest projects they have ever worked on and will take them longer than they though to launch, so they pushed the release date to 2017 than its original one Christmas 2016.

"In order to deliver on our ambitious vision and ensure that Scalebound lives up to expectations, we will be launching the game in 2017," Platinum Games wrote. "This will give us the time needed to bring to life all the innovative features and thrilling gameplay experiences that we have planned."

Rise of the Tomb Raider release date for the PC "Master Race" -News

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Square Enix has announced that the PC version of RoTR will be released on the 28th of January. Which is great news for the people that play on that platform ( Me! :D), it was also mentioned that the game supports 4K on Pc to give it that extra crispiness that the stunning game deserves. And with the modding community on PC expect great graphics mods that will make the game look 10x better than it was intended to be. Square Enix also revealed the minimum specs that are required. Pretty Self explanatory for a game of such advanced graphical capability.

PC Minimum Specifications:

• OS: Windows 7 64bit
• Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent
• GPU: NVIDIA GTX 650 2 GB or AMD HD7770 2 GB
• RAM: 6 GB
• HD Space: 25 GB
• DirectX: DirectX 11
• Input: Mouse + Keyboard

By the way this picture below is in 4K on PC :0

Assassins Creed is going Further back in Time -Rumor

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There was a release by one of the developers at Ubisoft on 4chan stating that the Assassin's Creed Team will be taking a year off to work on Assassins Creed Empire, which according to leaks is going to be set in Ancient Egypt, which in fact will be the oldest time in the games history.

If the rumors are true we are going to have a game that we have been wanting for years, going back to the times we would actually like to explore and imerse our time into. I myself am a huge Assassin's Creed fan and will support them no matter what, and will especially praise them if the rumors are true and this game is a reality.

Welcome to 2016! -News

Hello fellow readers, I acknowledge that i have been absent for a few weeks now, but while i was gone my views had sky-rocketed to 900 views which is amazing to me, one of the people i have to thank for that is Boosted for sharing my content to his viewers and furthermore i have to thank you guys the people that enjoy to read my content.
2016 to me is a new beginning an improvement to 2015 and expect a lot of effort placed into my content and my news/reviews. There are many games that are releasing this year that may be better than last years line-up. Just to name a few: Street Fighter V, Kingdom Hearts 3, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and many-many more.

So thank you everyone that is helping make my dream close to a reality, To become a Gaming Journalist :D

I shall be gone for 2 weeks -Personal

Hey everyone I shall be going on a holiday trip to England so i will not be able to get your news on-time since i wont be taking my computer. Thank you for all the support so far and i hope you continue to enjoy my content. Thank you for understanding and Merry Xmas and Happy New-Year.

Twitter making plans for the Gaming Community -News

"With his help, Twitter plans to forge relationships with everyone in the gaming community, from developers and creators to event coordinators for conventions like E3 and PAX, and down to individuals like esports athletes and YouTube and Twitch streamers to create content for users,". Twitter has employed Rodrigo Velloso who has worked for two years at the Google owned Youtube, this could be a game changer for Twitter, even though they are already a big social platform for Gamers this could bring even more content for us and even maybe Twitter inspired events.

Kojima will not stop making Games until he can't no more -News

"Hearing that affirmed to me that my role in this world is to keep on making big games for as long as I can," Kojima said. "That is the mission I've been given in life." Kojima is not letting Konami let him down and continues to do what he loves which is making games for the audience that enjoy his content, which is the majority of the gaming population. So expect more from the Writing master that is Hideo Kojima. 

Merry Xmas to all console players you are getting hacked -News

If you remember last year both PSN and Xbox Live were taken out by DDOS attacks from Lizard Squad. This year Phantom Squad are threatening again .The problem its incredibly hard to stop. It involves flooding a server with automated requests, overloading it so that real people can't get a look in. There are ways to minimize them  but it's notoriously hard to stop entirely. So if your on console good luck trying to get on servers this Xmas on your favorite games, but don't worry it doesn't last for a long time, maybe 24 hours, You will survive!

My Top 10 Best Games of the Year 2015 -Gist

Well, let me start off by saying this is my personal list so please don't  hate on my opinion, each person has a different experience with the game, so be thoughtful.

*Not in any particular order*

10. Halo 5

This game was highly anticipated by many fans, it did live up to the hype and was an extraordinary experience playing through the campaign, but since the campaign was so short and left me wanting more out of this game it is lower than the others in my list. The multiplayer is super fun and the new mechanics they have added just makes the experience all the while better.

9. Life is Strange

This game was a fresh-new game that nobody knew would leave the person at the end mind-fucked. The experience playing through this game, made you think before you made decisions that later on you might regret, the going back in-time feature was a new thing, and gave us the opportunity to go back and correct our wrongs. This game overall was overwhelming, how could anyone know that the life a teenage girl could be so rough?

8. Rocket League

Cars+Football= Intense fun. This game is a casual multiplayer game that blew everyone's expectations sky-high. It is fun especially with friends and be quite honest i cant stop playing it.

7. Metal Gear Solid: Phantom Pain

The not-last installment since Konami is working on a new one without Kojima (Idiots). Kojima's last MGS game lest us blown away with its lengthy campaign and its new open-world style. The new weapons, dog and Quiet who is one of my favorite characters all left us, speechless. Even though the game feels empty at times it is totally worth a play, if your a fan of Kojima's work or just want a new game to play.

6. Batman Arkham Knight

The last game by RockSteady Studios was a nice conclusion to the amazing series. Adding the batmobile and new combat mechanics kept us thrilled to continue on our journey to find out who the Arkham Knight is. The villains and the Joker (who was adored by many) give the game a sense of achievement and a verdict to the Death of the Bat.

5. Assassins creed Syndicate

This is the latest installment in the series, and in my opinion one of the best ones, the mechanics that they added and the addition of the ability to play with two different characters that are twins and are completelty different styles from each other. One Stealthy the other a Brute. The story is basically the same as the others but, there is no game-breaking bugs or frame-drop which gives it a plus compared to its prequel Unity.

4. Need For Speed (2015)

The game that took 2 year to develop brought back the game that we have always wanted, its basically an Underground 3, which is something that all the fans of the series have wanted, Ghost Games keeps making the game even better with free DLC and multiplayer only style, which makes the game feel alive and like a car infested city of Ventura-Bay.

3. Just Cause 3

EXPLOSIONS!! That is the main fun-factor of this game and it never gets boring since you have so many things you can place explosives on and make cool montages. Rico looks way better than he ever has in the games, and the addition of a hook-shot and a gliding-suit makes the game even more fun to play. I cant wait to see what the developers have install for the next few months for us.

1&2 i still have no idea its a hard decision with all the amazing games that have come out this year so give me a little time for this one :D Maybe you guys can suggest me some ;)  

Bayonetta has joined the Smash Bros. Roster -News

Bayonetta who is one of the female stars at Nintendo, she debuted on the Wii and had a second game release on the Wii U, which was highly praised for their Hack-and-Slash mechanics and the easter-eggs and witch mechanics placed in their games. So now we will have to see what happens with the attacks that are placed for her in Smash and see what her character design will look like. Cloud joined last month and that sprung amazing reactions from fans, what will happen with this...

Wanna work on a new Metal Gear Solid go to Konami.. -News

After Kojima left two days ago, Konami has already published an article on their site looking for people to work on the next installment of Metal Gear Solid. This is a bold yet stupid move by Konami since most fans liked the franchise for Kojimas work, Konami was only a means that he could produce and show his work to the public. So stating that they are working on the sequel is just another reason to despise Konami with a passion. I bet a year from now they will regret their decisions when they get less sales then they expect. Lets see how this news is evaluated by the gaming community.

Just Cause 3 Becomes even more Explosive.. -News

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• Significantly improved loading times
• Optimizations to online stats
• General stability fixes
• Fixed an issue related to challenges, wherein vehicles sometimes disappeared when starting a challenge
• Fixed issues related to screen resizing and closing the game window before the game has fully started up [PC ONLY]

Avalanche Studios the developers of Just Cause 3 has expressed that they have been reading through reviews and user feedback and will try their best to implement/fix the issues and glitches that are currently being shared by players across all the platforms especially Pc.